Minignan Department is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Folon Region Folon Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Minignan and the region's population in the 2021 census was 146,209, making it t ...

Denguélé District Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné. Creation Denguélé Distr ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. In 2021, its population was 61,637 and its seat is the settlement of

Minignan Minignan (also spelled Maninian) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Minignan Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Folon Region in Denguélé District. History The French explorer René C ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Kimbirila-Nord Kimbirila-Nord is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Minignan Department in Folon Region, Denguélé District. Kimbirila-Nord was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or co ...

Sokoro Sokoro is a town near the northwestern extremity of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Minignan Department in Folon Region, Denguélé District. The town is situated near the border with Mali, south of the neighboring Yanfolila Cercle. One k ...

, and

Tienko ''Texte en italique'' Tienko is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrati ...

History

Minignan Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2005-08)

Minignan Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Odienné Department Odienné Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 156,730 and its seat is the settlement of Odienné. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bako, Bougousso, Dioulatièd ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
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Denguélé Region Denguélé Region (french: Région du Denguélé, ) is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Odienné and its area was 20,997 km². Since 2011, the territory for ...

. In 2011,

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Minignan Department became part of

. At the same time, the department was split to create

Kaniasso Department Kaniasso Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 84,572 and its seat is the settlement of Kaniasso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Goulia, Kaniasso and Mahandian ...

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